Tag: Eric Darden

Take a look behind the blooms at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival and find out what’s new for 2017

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Kristin Ford, AllEars.Net's family blogger, recently spoke with Eric Darden, horticulture manager for the Flower and Garden Festival, at the Tables in Wonderland preview event about all the exciting additions this year. Darden has been a Walt Disney World cast member for 30 years and served as the foreman of the topiary team at the first Flower and Garden Festival 24 years ago.
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Urban Farm garden to debut at 2015 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

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With a recent string of chilly nights (and days) in Orlando, it may be difficult to think about being outside, let alone enjoying your back yard. But that's exactly what Walt Disney World gardeners have been doing. Plans for the 2015 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival have been in the works since last year's edition ended. The Flower and Garden Festival begins March 4 - just a little more than two weeks away!
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HGTV’s Chris Lambton at Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

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For the third year in a row, the Flower and Garden Festival is being presented by HGTV which, of course, means the stars of your favorite HGTV and DIY Network shows will once again be on hand to meet festival goers and give expert tips and tricks. New to this year's festival is HGTV star Chris Lambton from Going Yard. In each episode, professional landscaper Chris Lambton transforms a neglected backyard into a beautiful outdoor family space, suitable for entertaining. In this interview Chris and Eric Darden, Festival Horticultural Manager, share insights about transforming your backyard.
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D23 Flowers and Fireworks Celebration 2010 – Part 3

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Yesterday’s blog covered the talk from Epcot Vice President Dan Cockrell. This blog will cover talks by: WDW Parks Events Content Development Operations Manager, Michael Jenner Twinings Tea’s Daniel Wasilick Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival Horticulture Manager, Eric Darden Michael Jenner, WDW Parks Events Content Development Operations Manager Michael shared a history of the … Continue reading "D23 Flowers and Fireworks Celebration 2010 – Part 3"
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